A tropical garden

At The Petruso Resort where we stay with the guests from Art Toscana Art Courses in Italy, we all have a little apartment with a tropical/Sicilian garden. The staff at The Petruso Resort are so helpful, friendly and accommodating that our Art Toscana Painting Holidays in Italy guests feel completely relaxed and at home.

The restaurant at Petruso Resort

This picture is the restaurant at the Petruso Resort in Sicily where, in October, our guests from Art Toscana Painting holidays in Italy were just about to have their last meal before returning home. What a wonderful time we had. The picture was taken from the studio in the garden at the end of the

Prickly Pears

Sicily is covered in prickly pear trees. You see them on the hills, in gardens, on shrub land, just about everywhere! They look very pretty especially when the fruits are ripe and red. In Tuscany they are considered a delicacy and people give them to each other as presents! They were beautifully prepared for breakfast

The Pool at The Petruso Resort

Every year the proprietors of The Petruso Resort improve and renovate the hotel and grounds keeping it looking perfectly maintained even at the end of the season when we are there with our Art Toscana Holiday in Italy guests. Last year they built a health spar which is an aromatic one where Chris and I

Art Toscana painting Holidays in Italy

The 2025 Art Toscana painting Holidays in Italy was a particularly successful season with many returning guests and many of our first-time painters booking for next year. Surprisingly, our 2026 Art Toscana painting Holidays in Sicily is now fully booked and 2027 in Sicily is booking up fast. We still have availability for our 2026